Bane

It’s funny to think that Bane began as a small project between Aaron Dalbec and Damon Bellardo seeing how far they’ve come today! The hardcore punk band are renowned for putting on high energy shows, where they let the audience up on stage in order to jump off and crowd surf across the venue. The atmosphere was incredible, if a little intense, but everyone was totally invested in the music and appeared to be long time fans who knew the music inside out, so everyone was singing along.

They played a really great selection of tracks, right from when the line up of the band was different, up to their new material and tracks from The Note. When they played Wasted On the Young, they gave a brief explanation about the message of the song, which was really great to hear directly from the band. They also held out the microphone during sections of the track, encouraging everyone to sing along which was great. They closed the show with Calling Hours, and each band member played an epic solo, including a wild vocal performance that had everyone cheering non stop. There’s no denying that the music was fantastic, and if you don’t mind being pushed around a little, the atmosphere is awesome too.

Amazing show!!! The energy that BANE brings to the stage cannot be topped. They will be sorely missed! However the bands they chose to so the show with- Total War, Get the Shot and Axis were also fantastic. The lead singer of Get the Shot mentioned what an honour it was to be taken under the wing of such an iconic hardcore group and promised to do well with the torch handed to them. I do believe BANE is leaving the hardcore scene in good hands and we look forward to the wave they have inadvertently inspired.

BANE is amazing and they have always put on epic shows. Their final Florida show was a great one and I am damn glad i was there to aend them off.